Michigan Department of Transportation taking pothole reports

WE SENT ASHLEE BARACY OUT TO FIND OUT NOT ONLY A POTHOLE BUT THE WORST OF THE WORST. Ashlee: IN MICHIGAN, WE KNOW WHAT COMES AFTER THE ICE AND THE SALT AND THE THAWING... POTHOLES! SO WE PUT A CALL OUT TO OUR LOCAL 4 FACEBOOK FANS TO FIND OUT WHERE THE ROADS ARE THE WORST AND THEY DIDN'T STEER US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ALL THE MAJOR ARTERIES ARE STARTING TO GO GET SIMPLY ATROCIOUS. Ashlee: THEY'RE POPPING UP ALL OVER. 94, 75, TELEGRAPH, FORD ROAD, VAN DYKE. 15 MILE, 14 MILE, MOUND, THEY'RE BAD! Ashlee: THE SOUND AND SIGHT OF POTHOLES, BEATING YOUR TIRES AND COSTING YOU BIG BUCKS. IT HAPPENED TO ME DOWN ON I-75 ONE DAY GOING DOWN THERE. SURE ENOUGH, HI TO GET A BRAND-NEW TIRE BECAUSE OF THE POTHOLES. Ashlee: AND IF YOU THINK THE FREEWAY IS BAD, MACOMB COUNTY HAS IT THE WORST, MOUND ROAD LOOKS LIKE THE SURFACE OF THE MOON, CRATER AFTER CRATER. AND BY THE GM TECH CENTER ISN'T ANY BETTER. I'M THINKING IT'S BECAUSE OF NOT JUST THE SALT BUT THE PLOYS PLOWS, THEY'RE RIPPING UP HOLES. TOTAL CHAOS AND FEAR. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS DODGE 'EM. TRAFFIC IS TOO HEAVY. SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE TEARING OUR VEHICLES UP ROYALLY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. Ashlee: MDOT IS TRYING TO EASE THE PAIN. THEY HAVE A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN REPORT THE POTHOLES. WE HAVE A LINK AT OUR WEBSITE, CLICKONDETROIT.COM. BUT DO TAKE NOTE, THEY ONLY REPAIR POTHOLES ON FREEWAYS STARTING WITH AN I, AN M, OR U.S.

DETROIT -

Are potholes everywhere in your neighborhood or on your drive to work?

At this time of the year in Michigan, drivers often find themselves dodging concrete craters. The Michigan Department of Transportation is working to fix the potholes quicker by having drivers submit reports of where the worst ones are on state trunklines.

MDOT only repairs potholes on freeways such as Interstate 94, M-14, US-10, etc.

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